queer

英 [kwɪə(r)]

美 [kwɪr]

adj.  奇怪的; 反常的; 娘儿们似的; 妖里妖气的
n.  同性恋者; 假娘儿们
v.  断送; 使…大为减色; 把…搞得一塌糊涂

复数：queers　最高级：queerest　现在分词：queering　比较级：queerer　第三人称单数：queers　过去分词：queered　过去式：queered　

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习惯用语

adj.

an odd/a queer fish
• 古怪的人；有些荒唐的人
  a person who is slightly strange or crazy

v.

queer sb's pitchqueer the pitch (for sb)
• 破坏…的计划（或机会）
  to spoil sb's plans or their chances of getting sth

牛津词典

adj.

• 奇怪的；反常的
  strange or unusual
  1. His face was a queer pink colour.
     他满脸奇怪的粉红色。
• 娘儿们似的；妖里妖气的
  an offensive way of describing a homosexual , especially a man, which is, however, also used by some homosexuals about themselves

noun

• 同性恋者；假娘儿们
  an offensive word for a homosexual , especially a man, which is, however, also used by some homosexuals about themselves

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 古怪的;奇特的;异常的
  Something that isqueeris strange.
  1. If you ask me, there's something a bit queer going on.
     要是你问我的话，我觉得有点儿不太对劲。
• N-COUNT 同性恋男子
  People sometimes call homosexual menqueers.
  1. Queeris also an adjective.
     
  2. ...queer men.
     同性恋男子
• ADJ (某些同性恋者用语)同性恋的
  Queermeans relating to homosexual people, and is used by some homosexuals.
  1. ...contemporary queer culture.
     当代同性恋文化
  2. ...queer activism.
     同性恋激进主义

英英释义

noun

• offensive term for an openly homosexual man
  Synonym:fagotfaggotfagfairynancepansyqueenpoofpoovepouf

verb

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
  Synonym:exposescupperendangerperil
• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  1. What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
  2. foil your opponent
  Synonym:thwartspoilscotchfoilcrossfrustratebafflebilk

adj

• beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  1. a curious hybrid accent
  2. her speech has a funny twang
  3. they have some funny ideas about war
  4. had an odd name
  5. the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
  6. something definitely queer about this town
  7. what a rum fellow
  8. singular behavior
  Synonym:curiousfunnyoddpeculiarrumrummysingular
• homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
  Synonym:gayhomophile(a)

双语例句

• "it's a masterpiece," his mother said, and he felt, in a queer way, confirmed.
  “那是杰作。”他母亲说。而他呢，也莫名其妙地觉得自己得到了承认。
• That's queer indeed!
  真奇怪！
• He flaunts his queer style as a savage might flaunt a top-hat retrieved from somebody's dustbin.
  他对自己那种怪异的文体加以夸耀这恰似一个野人从别人的垃圾箱里捡出一顶礼帽时那种洋洋得意的样子。
• It seems queer to be writing letters to somebody you didn't know.
  给陌生人写信总有点怪。
• They must look queer in their garish frames on the walls of the peasant house.
  它们镶着很讲究的金框子，挂在一家村舍的墙上是多么不伦不类呀。
• Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called london, soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
  在伦敦这样一个五方杂处，令人莫测的怪地方，苏荷区恐怕是最最不适合福尔赛精神的了。
• He was ready for and expectant of any queer shift in an individual's attitude, particularly in time of panic.
  对于个人态度的任何乖巧的变迁，特别是在紧急关头，他早有准备，是能够料想得到的。
• Brian was always camping it up and pretending to be queer to make us laugh.
  为了逗我们笑，布赖恩总是矫揉造作，装得古里古怪。
• “ Queer ” is the word often used euphemistically for “ mad ”.
  “Queer”这个词常用作“mad”的委婉语。
• The New York gay action group 'Queer Nation' recently outed an American Congressman.
  纽约的同性恋行动组织“酷儿国度”最近揭露一位美国国会议员为同性恋。